$100,000 Teacher: A Solution to America's Declining Public School System (Capital Currents) (Capital Currents)
by Brian Crosby
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Book Summary Information
Author: Brian CrosbyEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2002-03-19
ISBN: 189212355X
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Capital Books
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Summary: 4 Stars
Explains the learning crisis we have in America today. It all really boils down to not having enough high quality, professional teachers to go around. This results, among other things, in some kids, from the best school districts, being exposed frequently to highly capable teachers , and others having very little exposure to excellent teachers--year after year. Now that I understand this, I can see that this is where the entire achievement gap comes from. Why do we not have enough top quality teachers? Because we fritter away money on educational bandaid programs instead of devoting the bulk of the dollars to creating a career ladder for teachers. Outstanding teachers ought to be able to aspire to earn $100,000 once they reach a certain point in their careers; poor teachers ought to be ushered out the door before they do too much damage to young minds.
We need a professional teaching corps in this country, and this book shows us how to get there. Buy it and give it to your favorite teacher for teacher appreciation day.
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For parents, educators, and policymakers--an explosive new look at public education in America that focuses on treating good teachers like the experienced professionals they are and eliminating the incompetents. Good teachers deserve a $100,000 annual salary and more if public education is to serve students well in the twenty-first century. The $100,000 Teacher: The Solution to America s Declining Public School System explains just how this can be accomplished. Imagine if every public school student spent each day with teachers who could change their way of thinking, motivate them to excel, and make them truly look forward to class. Ten-year teaching veteran, Brian Crosby, provides a detailed plan for attracting and retaining the most qualified teachers by increasing salary potential, and eliminating incompetent teachers by raising standards and accountability. He explains how we can afford to increase teacher salaries (not by raising property taxes), why the unions are wrong in insisting teacher quality can t be objectively evaluated, and what it will take to make this revolution happen. Increasing teacher salaries isn't a new idea, but until now, no one has clearly explained how it can be done and why it must be done. Crosby offers new ideas like creating a more competitive, private sector-like pay schedule with a tiered career ladder, paying teachers according to performance, pooling money earmarked for special programs to create a legitimate pay scale, providing for peer evaluations, and upgrading the daily work conditions of teachers. The $100,000 Teacher is the book that will inspire good teachers, inflame bad ones, and educate parents and policymakers.General Books
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